Jonathan Appell -  Gravestone Preservation: Problems and Solutions
Gravestone Conservator- Monumental Mason, GravestoneConservation.com
West Hartford, Connecticut

Gravestone preservation is a unique field which includes many varied skills and techniques. It incorporates knowledge, tools and materials from a wide range of sources both modern and historic. This presentation will focus on offering solutions to the most common problems encountered when undertaking a gravestone preservation project. Many varying conservation treatments will be discussed including but not limited to the following:

• Preservation planning
• Joining fractured stone with stone epoxies
• Overview on infilling for lost stone 
• Historic pointing mortars
• Rigging and lifting heavy objects

Questions and interaction are encouraged throughout the presentation

Jonathan Appell is a professional gravestone and masonry conservation specialist with expertise in cemetery preservation planning. Trained in engineering and violin making, Jonathan has been working in fields relating to gravestones and monuments for well over 20 years.  He began working in the field as a modern monument installer and cemetery contractor, and in 1986 he founded the New England Cemetery Service, performing excavation, foundations, monument installation and monument restoration. He has performed gravestone preservation and planning projects on many historically significant cemeteries throughout the United States, including Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC, The Granary in Boston MA, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY, The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, NC, The New Haven Crypt in New Haven, CT as well as many other landmarks listed on his CV.

Hank Bauer -  The Plasterer's Pride: Ornamental, Decorative, and Flat Wall Repair
Division Executive/Lead Plaster Consultant, Dillon Construction Services and Master of Plaster
Irmo, South Carolina

This session will demonstrate how to repair failing, cracking, and spalling flat plaster walls in a historically accurate manner. It will delve into the reasoning behind the failing plaster and will depict the proper steps and the unique process one needs to follow to seamlessly repair damaged plaster. The session will use a historically accurate slaked-lime based plaster manufactured in the United States to show how repairs can be made by saving the original plaster and tying in the new plaster. As well, an ornamental demonstration will be made to show how to attach the decorative plaster pieces to the existing plaster wall from ceiling medallions to cornice work and friezes.

Battle Brown -  Let Your Building Speak! Existing Conditions Documentation in the 21st Century
Owner, Manassas Consulting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Presenting high quality information in a usable format is the key to guiding any successful project.  In this session you'll see how to use 21st century technology to document and define your next project to bring you more control, reducing equipment and manpower on site to validation rather than discovery of existing conditions, and leaving the next generation of preservationists and owners a record they can use.  We'll compare project drawings to building photos so you can see what the scope marked drawing are talking about without having to rent a lift to do it.  Examples include high resolution inspection of before and after restoration, and a 75 year material loss study on a stone facade. You also see on-image annotation of scope of work.  When you document, present, and navigate your next project visually, you'll be helping you building to speak loudly and clearly about its needs. 

Battle Brown is the principle owner of Manassas Consulting, LLC located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Battle created the PhotoDrawing™ image rendering process to provide high surface texture detail scaled drawings to the architecture, engineering, and construction industry for existing buildings, structures, and objects.  He has over 35 years experience in imaging, graphics, and communications, and has been involved in the AEC industry for over over a decade as owner, contractor, and consultant.  His own experiences as an owners representative of a historic landmark needing to clarify, document, and communicate scope of work on a restoration project, and to provide the next generation of owners with usable records for guidance provided the impetus for the development of the company's product offerings.

Jim Derby – A "Raising Bee" not a Bumble Bee
Housewright, Derby Housewrights
Waldoboro, Maine

Raising a 1/5 scale model of a timber frame while discussing the raising sequence and framing details. My model is intended for both adults and children to see how one type of traditional timber frame goes together and what a common raising sequence is for a "normal assembly" type of frame. The model is of an actual three-bay "English" barn with a common purlin roof system, a very common type of framing in Northern New England. The pieces are accurately scaled down to maintain the correct proportions of the existing barn the model represents, which is now one of the buildings housing the collections of a historical society museum. The student will be able to understand how traditional frames are built and erected and will need to work as a team to raise the barn frame.

Jim Derby has been a carpenter since 1989 in New Hampshire and now Maine. He focuses on preservation carpentry. He learned the principals of dry-laid stonework at the IPTW in Barre and now offers services ranging from stone foundation repairs to roofing; mostly on wooden residential and farm buildings and an occasional museum job. He enjoys putting disassembled buildings back together, even if they have no plans. He studies historic carpentry at a scholarly level and is a member of the Traditional Timber Frame Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG).

Ken Follett and Glenn James – Got Goop?              

Tell us how you got it. Where do our materials that we work with come from? How do we go about procuring them? This is intended as a group discussion and not a presentation. Participants are expected to come with their own examples and questions about where their materials come from as it relates to their trade interest.  Glenn James: Will focus on conversion of raw materials into usable building elements. Ken Follett: Will talk about why he likes to shop at WalMart, Home Depot and Lowes and why you can too. The intent of the session is to explore the supply lines that follow back to their sources for the materials that we use in our historic conservation work. If we can't get it then we can't use it, and if we can get it sometimes we wish we did not have to use it. What is your problem?

Ken Follett, Owner, PreCon LogStrat, LLC
Mastic Beach, New York
Ken Follett has been active in the construction and contract business for more than thirty-five years, with specific experience in historic conservation, exterior façade maintenance and waterproofing for the last twenty-five. Projects, primarily in the NYC environment, have included work at the Brick House at Philip Johnson's Glass House (LSA. National Trust), High Bridge (JBC, LSA, TransSystems), Carnegie Hall, Grand Central Terminal (Bovis/LaSalle Partners), West Point Military Academy (EYP), City Center (BCA), New Amsterdam Theater (Tishman/Disney), Horace Greeley Barn, Chrysler Building (TT), General Motors Building, Cable Building, Puck Building, Huntington Hilton (Arnold Associates), Neiman Marcus (White Plains, NY), Edison Building #11 relocation (Edison Foundation/NPS, BBB), Edison Memorial Tower (FMG), and the award winning restoration of the Barnes & Noble headquarters at NYC Union Square (LSA, project received awards from Municipal Art Society, Victorian Society, and NYS Parks –SHPO 1996). As former executive vice-president and partner (1987-2002) of Apple Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc., a specialty restoration-contracting firm, Mr. Follett was actively involved in the varied tasks of marketing, estimating, business development and project management on small and large historic preservation and exterior maintenance related projects. Varied exterior envelope and heritage conservation projects ranged from $20,000 to $6M in scope.

Glenn James, Owner, Craftwright, Inc.
Westminster, Maryland
Glenn Allen James has been a woodworker since childhood and in business since 1983. After graduating college and discovering his passion for historic building techniques he established Craftwright and began producing custom-handcrafted timber frame structures, including barns, homes, chapels, museums and home additions. Craftwright also has restored many antique and historic timber frames structures throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Glenn is a consultant to the Maryland Historic Trust and currently is an adjunct Professor at Harford Community College in Maryland where he teaches Timber Framing.

John Fugelso – Fabricating Side Lap Shingles
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The side lap shingle demonstration describes a type of shingle making and application typical to the Pennsylvania Dutch. The shingle tapers from tip to but and from side to side. The demonstration will teach the technique from tree to roof. The demonstration is given to illustrate the need to study and continue the traditional trade skills. There has been much speculation as to why shingles were made a certain way or laid on the roof in a certain way. Were they lapped away from the weather, edged beveled to deflect rain and other speculations. We consider these types of speculations to be folklore and make no claims to refute or support them. We are reporting on what we have experienced. What we have learned and concluded from making and installing the shingles in a traditional manner, among other things, is that there is no substitute, in preservation and restoration, for first hand working knowledge of traditional trade skills and materials. Along a similar line, we have found that doing living history demonstrations is one of the best ways of checking the accuracy of scholarship concerning historic trade and folk/cultural practices.

Shaun Garvey – Efficient and Effective Use of Yesterdays' Tools on Today's' Jobsite
President, Berkshire Barns, Inc.
Dalton, Massachusetts

The average carpenter no longer owns a handsaw, a drawknife, or a slick, yet these were essential tools in the toolbox of the 1800's tradesman. In a world where volts are king, it can still be demonstrated that a skilled hand at the controls of a properly tuned handsaw can outperform a 15-amp skill saw. Our craftsman at Berkshire Barns, Inc. prides ourselves on our efficient use of hand tools in our daily work. Our demonstrations will provide entertainment, education and inspiration to those who have become so accustomed to power tools that hand tools are thought of as nothing more than antique shop trinkets. Regain the job-site confidence that comes with possessing the skill to use hand tools and stop wasting time running after that extension cord.

John    Grosvenor - Run of the Mills: Repurposing Historic Mill Buildings for the 21st Century
Principal, Northeast Collaborative Architects
Newport, Rhode Island

Mills are versatile structures and well suited for adaptive reuse projects such as hotels, restaurants, offices, educational facilities and affordable housing.  Run of the Mills will explore the heydays, eras of decay, and new ways for some of Rhode Island’s historic mills.  During the early 1900’s, Rhode Island experienced industrial and commercial growth in epic proportions.   There were over 4,000 manufacturing establishments in the Ocean State that produced $185,000,000 worth of products annually.   The presentation will chronicle the evolution of six significant mills from the Industrial Revolution to their present day repurposing.

Andy deGruchy -  If I Catch the Guy that Sandblasted the Historic Brick in Lancaster I'll Outen his Lights . . .
Owner/Consultant, LimeWorks.us
PO Box 151, Milford Square, Pennsylvania 18935

. . . and tell him that we can now show him how to repair pitted/friable historic salmon brick and also show him how to reconstitute original lime mortar and aggregates into replacement repointing mortar. This is a very high-end method of conserving historic fabric. Don't throw it away! Randy Ruth (The villain poser in the photo "as the 'Evil Dr. Sandblaster'")actually runs our lab at LimeWorks.us and he will share with you custom mixes he has developed using St. Astier Lithomex to repair damaged brick and Lancaster/Hummlestown Brownstone foundations along with more of our simple but effective remedies for historic masonry conservation. Its Hands on! Bring a small sample, (quart baggie) of your historic mortar, stucco, brick or stone and we can discuss it with you and attempt to help you come up with a recipe to simulate your material for your application.

Andy deGruchy - born and raised in the Philadelphia region. Andy is a 1982 Graduate of The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Media, PA as a Brickmason. Andy has restored hundreds of historic brick and stone buildings in Bucks, Montgomery and Lehigh County Pennsylvania for 26 years through deGruchy Masonry Restoration Company. He is the founder of LimeWorks.us and supplies pure lime-based repair material for masonry restoration along with associated specialty items for building conservation and sustainable building designs across the US for over 10 years. He has helped to write the masonry restoration specifications for state and national landmark buildings. He has lectured and trained others extensively on the subject of historic masonry restoration and is active in promoting volunteerism to educate about and protect our national heritage. He is married to Audrey and they have four children.

Ross Hetrick - Thaddeus Stevens: His Life and Efforts to Promote His Memory
President, Thaddeus Stevens Society
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Ross will talk about Thaddeus Stevens, who left a bequest that helped found the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Despite being one of the most important persons in American history, he is practically unknown today. He will describe the importance of Stevens and efforts to preserve his memory through the restoration of his house in Lancaster and the erection of the first-ever statue to him at the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Ross Hetrick is the president and founder of the Thaddeus Stevens Society, which was started in 1999 to promote the memory. The group holds seminars and field trips about Stevens and raises money for Thaddeus Stevens related projects.

Duffy Hoffman - Snug and Sound: Painting Historic Structures
Preservation Specialist, Hoffman Painting and Refinishing
Elkins, West Virginia 

This demonstration will address the in and outs of painting historic structures and learning about systems for successful historic painting. Topics to be covered will include function of a structure, evaluation; lead safe work practices, proper paint removal, characteristics of wood, proper surface preparation, epoxy repair, priming and finish painting, and maintenance of the structure.

Duffy Hoffman is the owner of Hoffman Painting & Refinishing, Inc.  He is a third-generation craftsman with more than twenty years’ experience in the preservation trades.  Hoffman Painting and Refinishing, Inc. specializes in paint removal, interior and exterior painting, plaster wall restoration, wallpaper installation, shutter, door, and window sash  restoration, as well as restoration carpentry, repairs, and millwork fabrication. Notable landmark projects include the Sheldon House and Tusculum in Princeton, NJ, the Locktown Friends’ Church (NJ), and the Cornwall Iron Furnace (PA).  Duffy has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles and twice on the HGTV program “Restore America.”  He has been demonstrating at IPTWs since IPTW 2000, and is a past member of the PTN Board of Directors.

Robert M. Kelly - Historic Paperhanging: How It Was Done
WallpaperScholar.Com
Lee, Massachusetts

This presentation is for preservation practitioners and members of the public who want to know how wallpaper was hung in order to guide reproduction wallpaper projects in historic homes. From around 1750, wallpaper consumption grew steadily until 1875-1925, when it was very popular. Use has tailed off, but early or late, there were distinct periods for paperhanging techniques; the hallmarks of each will be displayed and discussed. Slides of historic installations and patents for trimming machines (c. 1860-80) are shown and discussed. Scissor-trimming is also addressed.

Techniques covered include tacking vs. pasting, the use of lining paper and canvas underlayments, paneling, improvising with single-sheet papers, and borderwork.

Time will be allotted for questions and discussion. Paperhanging literature has been little studied. There will be two handouts: a bibliography of books, paperhanging manuals and trade magazines; and a bibliographic essay about them.

Danielle Keperling - Bringing Your Marketing out of the Stone Age
Office Manager, Historic Restorations
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Learn to promote your business using a variety of low-cost, effective methods for preservation/restoration related businesses.  Using real world examples a variety of marketing techniques will be discussed.

Michael Kramer - Gilt Trip: Using Gold Leaf on Interior and Exterior Architectural Elements
President, The Gilders' Studio, Inc.
Olney, Maryland

This session will familiarize participants with the proper preparation and application of genuine gold and other metal leaf to a variety of surfaces. The history of gilding will be covered as well as the challenges modern gilders face when working on historic and not so historic structures.This presentation will cover gilding on exterior metal, wood and stone, as well as traditional interior surfaces and more modern substitutes. Gilding with a variety of metal leaf as well as genuine gold leaf will be demonstrated as well as various toning techniques.

Michael Kramer is the founder and president of The Gilders’ Studio, Inc., an award winning firm with prestigious projects across the United States and overseas.  Formed in 1985, the studio works on monumental sculpture, state capitols, government and commercial buildings as well as churches and private residences including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, the Georgia State Capitol and the Washington Monument. Since 1987 he  has taught gilding and decorative painting at the Smithsonian, for the Society of Gilders  and other venues. He has also written several articles on gilding and related fields. His chapter titled “Exterior Architectural Gilding” was included in the recently published book, Gilded Metals from Archetype Press.

John Learnard - Demonstration of Woodgrain and Marble Faux Finishing Techniques
Owner, Color Alchemist Company of Painters
Arlington, Virginia

This session will show start to finish steps necessary to produce the finish product of the following faux finishes: Black Portoro, Yellow Sienna, Feathered Mahogany & Burl Walnut.

In our fourth decade in the painting trade, John Learnard and The Color Alchemist Company of Painters is in a direct lineage of a centuries old guild tradition that understands that the reliable performance of a paint finish is the result of adherence to the highest standards and the application of experience accumulated over generations. Embracing these principles, we employ our skills in the application of a wide range of faux finishes, historic preservation and in the restoration of fine homes and historic buildings.

Dr. Gerard Lynch -  A Picture in Brick
"The Red Mason"
Milton Keynes, England

Dr. Lynch will conduct ongoing demonstration and discussion sessions surrounding the carving of soft red rubbing bricks to form a medallion of the Thadeus Stevens College Crest to be donated to the college.

Dr Gerard Lynch is an internationally acclaimed and highly respected historic brickwork consultant, master bricklayer, educator and author.  He is the author of Gauged Brickwork A Technical Handbook (Gower 1990, revised 2006 Donhead), Brickwork: History: Technology and Practice (volumes 1 and 2) (Donhead 1994). Also various peer-reviewed papers and articles on aspects of his craft, which have received wide praise for their content and have led in the revival of interest for traditional historic building practices and their re-interpretation.  In 2004 he was invited to be a Keynote Speaker at the 'International Preservation Trades Workshops' (IPTW) in Alabama 2004, and received much praise for his opening speech “Putting Value back into Craft Education and Training”.  In 2005 he addressed, as Keynote Speaker, the “International Trades Education Initiative” (ITEI) in Ohio.  In September 2006 Gerard was Keynote Speaker at the Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference for the Kentucky Heritage Council.  He was awarded the title of Kentucky Colonel, the Commonwealth's highest honor for his significant contribution to craft education and training. Dr. Lynch is a recipient of the Askins Achievement Award and member of the Board of Directors of the Preservation Trades Network.

Jonathan Nedbor - Going Dutch: An Introduction to the Early Hardware found in the Colony of New Netherland
Blacksmith, Canal Forge                    
High Falls, New York

This demo offers an introduction to the variety of hardware found in one of the earliest (1614-1667) successful European colonies in North America. Centered in what is now New York and settled by a diverse group of people, the Dutch colony of New Netherland had its own distinctive style of ironwork reminiscent of its Northern European origins. The style of this hardware, and the working of the iron itself, tends to be more robust in the “Dutch” work than the later English work we so often see.
|The process of forging several hinges, door handles, and nails, will provide insight into the production as well as application of this historic hardware. This demo would be of interest to Blacksmiths, Architects, Builders, Homeowners, Woodworkers, Museum Interpreters and others. I will bring a complete forging set-up: coal forge, anvil, vise, and hand tools, as well as a display of handforged hardware.

Leslie  Perrigo - Clay That Funky Wall Treatment: All About Anaglypta
Proprietor, Recycled Spaces
Muncie, Indiana

Have you ever wondered about the textured wallpaper found in some house museums and historic buildings? How can wallpaper simulate the appearance of wood, leather or tin? And how does it maintain artistic integrity for well over one hundred years? Witness the wonders of Anaglypta!  "Clay That Funky Wall Treatment" is an overview of historic wall treatments and their applications. This session will demonstrate how to identify, treat and preserve historic wallpaper.  Emphasis will be placed on historic research, installation, and finishing techniques for Anaglypta. The session will also include a brief consultation on Anaglypta's twin sister Lincrusta. Can you pass the 'blind wallpaper identification" test? Find out at IPTW 2011.

Originally from Iowa, Leslie Perrigo is the founder of Recycled Spaces, a small preservation studio that focuses on adaptive use and energy conservation. She studied Building Preservation at Belmont Technical College and Urban Planning at Ball State University.  Prior to attending college, she was on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Renewable Energy Association.  Ms. Perrigo has been a vocal proponent of sustainable choices for historic architecture for over ten years. She has worked closely with architects, engineers, renewable energy experts, and historic researchers to forge a strong network of support for sustainable preservation projects in the United States.  She has been a demonstrator at the Iowa Renewable Energy Expo and IPTW 2010, and recently presented at Focus the Nation.  Ms. Perrigo is currently working on her master’s degree in Historic Preservation, with a minor in Sustainable Energy Development. She is also on the Preservation Committee to restore Tuhey Park, and the Mortar Board of Ball State University.

Jeffrey Price - Historic Masonry Preservation: It's not all lime putty . . .
Manager, Virginia Lime Works
Monroe, Virginia

Since the publication of the National Park Service's Preservation Brief Number 2, there has been an explosion of understanding and knowledge regarding the numerous types of mortars that were used in traditional masonry construction. Join this informative and entertaining dialog that will touch on the various types of mortars and methods of construction and the techniques that can be employed in their repair.

Neil Rippingale
Training Program Manager, Dry Stone Conservancy
Dove Run, Kentucky

Chip off the Old Block: Cutting and Dressing Stone
In dry stone masonry, every stone has its place, but sometimes it just needs a wee bit of help. This session will focus on various methods for splitting, cutting and dressing rough stone for various purposes. Learn how to split stone using plugs & feathers. Watch how to cut stone with a diamond blade saw. Learn what hammer to use with what chisel, and the right chisel for the right stone. Discover which chisels create various surface patterns. Take home tips for tool mainenance and prolonged use. Look after your tools, and they will look after you.

Dry Stone Masonry: If It's Rock, Then We can Talk
This session will cover the fundamental principles of dry-laid stone construction. Dry-laid walls rely on the skill of the craftmen and the forces of gravity and frictional resistance. Dry stone structures have many advantages over mortared walls. When correctly built, they have flexibility that allows them to conform to foundation settlement without damage. Because the sides slope slightly inward, ground movement locks the structures more tightly into place. They drain freely, making them a good choice in wet environments. Concrete footings are usually not needed, saving labor and material expense. And, most importantly, they are beautiful!

Neil Rippingale, the Dry Stone Conservancy's Training Program Manager, joined the staff in 2001. He is a Master Craftsman certified by the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain and the Dry Stone Conservancy. Prior to joining the Conservancy, he was owner and manager of N.R. Stonecraft in Edinburgh, Scotland and worked as an independent walling contractor throughout the central belt of Scotland. In his twenty-five year career as a drystone waller, Neil has received several prestigious awards including the 2010 Askins Achievement Award, several first place wins in Central Scotland Walling Competitions and the DSWA's Pinnacle Award. He has taught drystone walling to more than 4,000 trainees and worked in Augtralian, Switzerland, Scotland, England, Nova Scotia and Montreal as well as most of the states in the USA. As the Conservancy's Training Program Manager, Neil wears many hats - technical consultant, workshop instructor, mason mentor, certification program examiner and competition organizer as well as project superintendent for the Conservancy's restoration and training projects.

Andy Roeper -Putty Pushing for Smart People
Principal, Winn Mountain Restoration
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire

Cavemen didn't have windows and stone tools are rough on glass. Yet we frequently see work that sure looks like that. Come and learn the tricks of the trade, covering everything from glass cutting (including curves) to finished glazing. The secret weapon of back-bedding will be revealed (hint - no lasers and no sticky white stuff). Points - from perfect to useless. Find out how professional glazing putty compares to the ubiquitous white goo. Learn best practices to avoid snow lines and cracked corners. Color the putty to blend in with stained sash or to replicate original compound colors. Find out what whiting is and why it is so useful in the sash shop. See best practices for paint and finish, including faux graining. This will be a combination of demonstrations and some hands-on if time permits.

Moss Rudley - What's a Wythe?
Supervisory Exhibits Specialist, National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC)
Frederick, Maryland

Moss and other members of the HPTC Masonry Team will demonstrate the techniques and tools used in constructing multiple wythe brick walls. Work will include various bonding patterns and the methods used to construct such wall. This will be hands on so people can get the feel of the trowel.

Moss Rudley was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia and raised on a working cattle farm that contained numerous historic vernacular structures that required constant maintenance.  His main exposure in the preservation field was in the care of hand-hewn log structures of Scotts-Irish and German notching and construction techniques.  During those years he had the opportunity to dismantle, repair and reconstruct numerous log structures and their masonry features with his father.   He attended Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and received Degrees in Business, Civil Engineering and Culinary Arts.  Having lived in numerous historic homes during college and his experience at home and upon graduation he perused a career in Historic Preservation.  He began working for a local preservation contractor who introduced him to the more technical and modern practices in the field.  He then came to the Historic Preservation Training Center(HPTC) in 2000 as a craftsperson and became interested in the technical and practical parts project leadership.  He entered into the Exhibits Specialist training program in 2004 assigned to the Masonry Division. He was certified as an Exhibits Specialist in 2007 and is currently a staff Exhibits Specialist with the Masonry division at HPTC. During his  assignments he tries to bring practical experiences and inventive thought to solving preservation problems that arise during field projects.

Donovan Rypkema - Historic Preservation and Economics – Recent Lessons
Pincipal, PlaceEconomics
Washington, DC

In these times of financial downtown, high unemployment, and partisan political paralysis on any solutions lessons are emerging on what actually works. Research on the economic impact of historic preservation continues to demonstrate its effective role in not only in job creation, but also in additional areas of importance to "sustainable development". This session will identify recent current findings in the historic preservation/economic development nexus and particularly note the important role of those working in the preservation trades.

Donovan D. Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to public and non- profit sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures. In the US Rypkema has worked with such groups as the Urban Land Institute, the Mayors' Institute on City Design, the American Planning Association, Smart Growth America, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Federal Government clients have included the US State Department, the Departments of Interior and Defense, HUD, and the Advisory Council on Historic preservation. He has conducted a number of studies on the economic impact of historic preservation, most recently statewide analyses in Delaware, Georgia, and Connecticut.

In 2004 Rypkema established Heritage Strategies International, a firm created to provide similar services to world-wide clients. Rypkema has worked with communities in 49 States and 40 countries. International clients have included the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Council of Europe, the European Heads of Heritage Forum, and the United Nations Development Forum. He is a member of the UN Economic Commission for Europe Team of Specialists on Public-Private Partnerships and on the Board of Directors of Global Urban Development where he co-chairs the committee on Celebrating our Urban Heritage.

He is the author of numerous articles and publications as well as a book, The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide that has been translated in to Russian and Korean. Rypkema holds a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. He also teaches a course on the economics of historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania where he received the 2008 G. Holmes Perkins Award for Distinguished Teaching.

James A. Turner -Steel Windows: Can They Be Saved? 
Owner, Turner Restorations, LLC
Detroit, Michigan

This presentation wil discuss the benefits of repairing and/or restoring your Steel castments and double hungs.  Improved engery efficiences through the use of affordable solutions. This hands on presentation will provide attendees with the knowledge of paint removal and application, glazing removal and application,rust removal and repair of window elements.

Turner Restoration has been in the business of Steel and Wood window repair and restoration after attending the Pine Mountain Settlement's workshop.  It has been the best thing I've done in my life.  I can not express the impact those weeks have made on my work in preservation and the practical application of traditional trade methods.

James Warden - The Do's and Don'ts of Slate Roofing 
Owner, Milligan Construction, LLC
Providence, Rhode Island

This session will answer many of the most commonly asked questions about slate roofing and procedures.  It will cover the three different ways of repairing broken slate. We’ll also cover how to lay out a new slate roof including the procedure for installing cant strip and starter slate as well as different types of valley, vent pipe and chimney flashing.  Learn easy ways of telling if the installing slater was knowledgeable  about the proper techniques of installation.  There will be a roof mock up and attendees are encouraged to participate in the installation and repairs.

James Warden: I grew up in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, on a dairy farm that had been in my family for eight generations.  As a child, I became familiar with and grew to love old buildings.  At an early age, my father sent me up on our 60 ft. barn roof to “fix the leaks” with just a ¾ inch diameter, 300 ft. long rope to hold onto!  Over the years, I learned many skills on the farm, many of which have helped me troubleshoot and solve difficult leakage problems.

In the 1970’s I started doing all facets of construction, including dismantling a cabin, moving it 15 miles, and then reconstructing it on my woodland property.  In the 1990’s I learned more skills while doing construction in New York City.  It was there that I started to learn slating skills from an old Englishman. After New York, I started working on slate roofs in Boston and then published my business website in the year 2000. I currently do a lot of slate work in Providence RI, some of which is done in collaboration with the Providence Preservation Society.

Jane Wooley -Certifiably What?! Setting the Bar for Quality Dry Stone Craftsmanship 
Restoration Program Manager, Dry Stone Conservancy
Dove Run, Kentucky

Drystone stone masonry was historically prevalent throughout the world and widely practiced across America. Up until the mid-20th century, virtually every challenge of America’s developing nation was answered by this time-honored craft. Today, there is limited understanding of the foundational principles that underpin this tried-and-true traditional building method. Within the craft, however, lies the promise to authentically restore thousands of heritage drystone structures throughout the United States as well as the promise of a more beautiful modern environment. The nonprofit Dry Stone Conservancy was formed in 1996 to address the need to preserve our drystone heritage as well as to develop a knowledgeable work force of professional drystone masons. This slide presentation begins with a brief overview of historic drystone across the United States, followed by a selection of Conservancy training and restoration partnerships that highlight various components of the Conservancy’s professional drystone mason training and certification process.

Michael Yaker – A Couple of Wisconsin Wood Joiners from De Forest 
Wood Joiners
DeForest, Wisconsin

Mike and Keith a couple of Wisconsin wood joiners from DeForest will demonstrate hewing and hand tool use for the modern builder, timber framing, green wood working, from tree to finished product, integrating positive carbon flows into our built environment through sustainable forestry.

Michael Yaker is a carpenter by trade, timber framer by nature, builder by experience, practice an pursuit of craft honed thru experience, collector an user of hand tools, informed by the wide variety and abundant vernacular buildings of the Wisconsin landscape, a building language of diverse ethnic sensibilities.